As far as I can tell, the Northwest takes beer pretty seriously. For example, this was just part of the beer section at Whole Foods:
Holy cow, right??
Now, we've had the discussion (read- I talked, y'all listened) before about my thoughts on beer versus wine. We've also chatted (see above) about my husband's desire to explore local beers. Given the fact that my husband would never see the sun shine except through hospital windows in the Pacific Northwest if it weren't for these freakishly long days (sun up at 5 am and down at 10 pm), I have made it one of my goals to find cool local beers for him. I bring them back to our little abode, and he takes a few sips before passing out from exhaustion. Sounds fun, right?! As fun as fun can be during inpatient internal medicine!
The Mens Room is a beer made by Elysian Brewing in Seattle, WA. I bought it for two reasons: I generally like red beers (oh yeah, my husband does too :) and a portion of the sales from this particular beer is donated to the Fisher House on Fort Lewis (where we are located).
We both thought it was a pretty great beer. Not too heavy (my criteria) and still really flavorful (his criteria). Sorry I don't have very much to say in the way of beer evaluation... I am far more versed in wine tasting adjectives! As we try more brews from WA, I'll try to hone my palate a bit more.
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